UAW members at 38 auto parts distribution centers joined ongoing strikes against General Motors and Stellantis. This will reduce parts availability and cause delays at dealerships performing repairs. The UAW aims to canvas dealerships to educate the public that parts shortages are the automakers’ fault, not the workers’. They provide flyers noting strikes are for fairer profits as workers only receive 4-5% of vehicle costs. The DSA and Teamsters pledge solidarity. Dealers face tension with automakers and have little power in the franchise model. Technicians get paid fixed rates regardless of repair times. Canvassing aims to show rising vehicle prices disproportionately benefit CEOs, not workers who build and repair cars.

The strike seeks to empower all working people, not just economic gains.